After launching Lume 2 almost a year and a half ago, a new major version of Lume
is here!

This version is dedicated to all Galician cantareiras and
pandereteiras—women who sing and play the tambourine (or pandeireta), one of
the most important instruments in Galician traditional music. One of these
cantareiras was Adolfina Casás Rama (1912-2009), an ancestor of my friend Miriam
Casás. She worked in agriculture, where she often sang. She was known for her
wit and the variety of styles employed.
Thanks to the recollidas, where musicians and musicologists recorded these
traditional songs sung by anonymous women, we can now enjoy this musical
heritage performed by contemporary musicians with innovative arrangements.
Some examples include
Xabier Díaz & Adufeiras de Salitre,
Xosé Lois Romero & Aliboria, and
Berrogüetto (apologies for the
video quality, but I really love that song).
For more disruptive artists, check out
Tanxugueiras or
Baiuca.